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Whether you're a first-time visitor (welcome!) or a lifelong resident, there's no shortage of things to do on the South Shore. Here are some of the places to go and things to do. Let us know if we missed your favorite spot.
1749 COURTHOUSE MUSEUM: 4 Town Square, Plymouth. 508-830-4075. Tour America's oldest wooden courthouse in Plymouth's historical district.
ABIGAIL ADAMS BIRTHPLACE: 180 Norton St., Weymouth. 781-335-4205.
ADAMS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE: 1250 Hancock St., Quincy, 617-770-1175. Guided, full-park tours daily, including John Adams and John Quincy Adams birthplaces, the Old House, United First Parish Church of the Presidents and Adams crypts.
AMES LONG POND: Highland Street, Stoughton, 781-341-1300 ext. 8244. A public beach and great fishing for bass, pickerel and other warm-water species.
AMES NOWELL STATE PARK: Linwood Street; Abington, 781-857-1336. A year round day-use recreation area around Cleveland Pond. There pond is open to boating and fishing and there is a picnic area, ball field and several miles of walking trails.
BLUE HILLS RESERVATION: Headquarters, 695 Hillside Street, Milton, 617-698-1802. A 7,000-acre tract from Quincy to Dedham, Milton to Randolph, the reservation offers 125 miles of trails, views of the Boston skyline and the only rattlesnake colony in eastern Massachusetts. It includes Great Blue Hill, which reaches a height of 635 feet, and the Blue Hill Observatory, the nation's oldest continually-operated weather observatory.
BLUE HILLS TRAILSIDE MUSEUM: 1904 Canton Ave., Milton. 617-333-0690. Interpretive center for the state's 7,000-acre Blue Hills Reservation, managed by Mass Audubon. Indoor and outdoor exhibits, and a nature center.
BORDERLAND STATE PARK: 259 Massapoag Ave., Easton, 508-238-6566. The 1570-acre park straddles the border between Easton and Sharon. Created in the early 1900s by artist and suffragist Blanche Ames and her botanist husband Oakes, Borderland offers many of the same pleasures that the Ames family enjoyed: walking and horseback riding on woodland trails, fishing and canoeing in the ponds, or, in winter, ice-skating and sledding. The family's 20-room mansion is furnished much as it was when the Ameses lived here.It is open for tours.
BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS: For centuries a gateway to Boston and America, the islands are now a National Recreation Area comprising 34 islands and peninsulas. A short ride from Quincy, Hingham or Hull.
BROCKTON ROX: Campanelli Stadium, 1 Feinberg Way, Brockton, 508-559-7000. A member of the Canadian-American League of Professional Baseball, the Rox play from May to mid-September.
CAMP KIWANEE, HANSON: Camp Kiwanee Road, off Route 58, Hanson, 781-293-2333. A summer destination for generations of South Shore youngsters, the camp began in 1899 as the summer home of Albert C. Burrage, a Harvard-educated copper baron from Boston who left an indelible mark on Hanson.
CAPTAIN FORBES HOUSE MUSEUM: 215 Adams St., Milton. 617-696-1815. Forbes House Museum chronicles the history of an entrepreneurial American family. Greek Revival mansion built in 1833 for Margaret Perkins Forbes by her sons Captain Robert Bennet Forbes (1804-1889) and John Murray Forbes (1813-1898). The Museum contains the treasures of four generations of the Forbes family.
THE COMPANY THEATRE: 909 Hingham St., Norwell, 781-871-2787. The Company Theatre hosts shows and performances year round. Tickets for events can be bought on the show's website.
DANIEL WEBSTER LAW OFFICE/1699 WINSLOW HOUSE: The 19th-century statesman practiced law on the estate of Dr. Isaac Winslow. The office, a National Historic Landmark.contains some of Webster's original letters, his possessions and other artifacts.
DANIEL WEBSTER WILDLIFE SANCTUARY: End of Winslow Cemetery Road, Marshfield. 781-837-9400. Hundreds of acres of grasslands, woodlands, and wetlands.
DUXBURY BEACH: A sandy peninsula six miles long extending from Marshfield to the Saquish secton of Plymouth. Plenty of parking and elbow room. Open to off-road vehicles.
DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Nathaniel Winsor Jr. House, 479 Washington St., Duxbury, 781-934-6106. DRHS managers the following historic houses which are open to the public: Nathaniel Winsor Jr House; King Caesar House, 120 King Caesar Road; and the Gershom Bradford House, 931 Tremont St., Duxbury.
EDAVILLE RAILROAD:5 Pine St., Carver. The popular spot is on the market, but property owner Jon Delli Priscoli has committed to reopening the park for a September-December 2011 season. Edaville offers one of the biggest displays of Christmas lights around. 1-877-332-8455.
ELLISVILLE HARBOR STATE PARK: Route 3A, Plymouth. Prehistoric Native Americans hunted, fished, harvested shellfish and made tools in this beautiful, uncrowded spot on Cape Cod Bay. Once part of the 18th century Harlow family homestead, the park has a barrier beach, salt marsh, sphaghum bog, rolling meadows and red pine forest.. Recreational activities include walking, birdwatching and beachcombing. In fall and winter, harbor seals can often be seen just offshore.
EUSTIS ESTATE: 1424 Canton Ave., Milton. Historic for many reasons – including the invitation to visitors to sit on the furniture, wander freely and explore with iPads. Bordering the Blue Hills Reservation, the 18,600-square-foot Victorian mansion is unlike any of the 37 other Historic New England homes. It sits at the end of a long, tree-lined driveway on 80 acres of fields and woods. And it is a rare, well-preserved example of the Aesthetic Movement, a popular late-19th-century movement that celebrated the value of art in home design and life. The house also serves as a gallery for 120,000 objects. Designed in 1878 by architect William Ralph Emerson for newlyweds William Ellery Channing, a mining engineer, and Edith Hemenway Eustis, it was considered modern and artful, starting with the striking exterior of crimson, orange and black stones. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, May through October, and Friday through Sunday, November through April, with guided tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 seniors and $8 students and children.
HULL LIFESAVING MUSEUM: 1117 Nantasket Ave., Hull, 781-925-5433. Learn about the maritime history of Boston Harbor through a variety of exhibits and hands-on activities at the 1889 Point Allerton U.S. Lifesaving Station.
ISLAND GROVE PARK: Park Ave., Abington, 781-982-2125. Eleven-acre park in Abington surrounded on three sides by the Island Grove Pond and complete with a picnic area, swing sets, bathrooms, a sand-bottomed pool, snack shack, walking trails, and fishing.
JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM: Columbia Point, Boston, 617- 514-1600. Just over the Neponset River in Dorchester, the library offers all kinds of programs about the 35th president, one of four born in Norfolk County. It's right next to the Massachusetts Archives, also also worth a visit.
KING RICHARD'S RENAISSANCE FAIRE: Route 58, Carver. Every September and October since 1981, an 80-acre has been transported into the 16th century by a woodsy renaissance festival filled with performers, artisans, hand-cranked rides, knife-throwing booths, animal acts, period food and drink and jousting tournaments.
THE MAJOR JOHN BRADFORD HOUSE: Corner of Maple Street and Landing Road, 781-585-6300. Home of the Jones River Village Historical Society, whose goal is to preserve the house and to collect, preserve, and educate the public about the history of the town.
MARINA BAY: Quincy, 888-285-0441. Restaurants, accomodations and docks on Boston Harbor, with a view of Boston's skyline.
MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY: North River Wildlife Sanctuary, South Shore Regional Center, 2000 Main St., Marshfield. 781-837-9400.
MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON VISUAL ARTS CENTER: 963 Washington St., Canton. 781-821-8853. Located on a 138-acre wildlife sanctuary just south of Boston, the Visual Arts Center houses Mass Audubon's extensive art collection.
MAYFLOWER SOCIETY MUSEUM:4 Winslow Street, Plymouth, 508-746-2590.Take a guided tour of the historic 18th century house of Edward Winslow, the great-grandson of Edward Winslow, third Governor of Plymouth Colony.
MOOSE HILL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY:Massachusetts Audubon Society, 293 Moose Hill St., Sharon. 781-784-5691. Mass Audubon's oldest sanctuary and one of the largest, with nearly 2,000 acres.
MYLES STANDISH STATE FOREST: Plymouth and Carver. One of the state's largest recreation areas, at 12,404 acres (more than 19 square miles). It has 15 miles of bike trails, 28 miles of equestrian trails, 79 miles of hiking trails, 429 campsites and 58 ponds. It is also open to boating, swimming, fishing, hunting, picnicking and cross-country skiing. It contains 6,641 of ecologically significant pine barrens and 3,365 acres of native white pine and oak. It is home to 41 rare or endangered species.
NANTASKET BEACH: Rte. 3A, Hull; 617-727-5290. Open year-round. Across the street from the Paragon Carosel.
OLD ORDINARY: 21 Lincoln St., Hingham. 781-749-0013. A 17th-century tavern built in 1688 with collection of 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century furnishings, tools and local artifacts.
PILGRIM HALL MUSEUM:75 Court St., Plymouth, 508-746-1620. America's oldest continously-operated public museum houses a significant collection of Pilgrim possessions.
PLYMOUTH ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY: 508-746-0012. The Society owns and maintains three historic houses from different centuries: the 1677 Harlow House, 119 Sandwich St.; the 1749 Spooner House, 27 North St.; and the 1809 Hedge House, 126 Water St.; and an ancient Native American site, Sacrifice Rock.
PLIMOTH PLANTATION:137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth,508-746-1622. Living history museum includes The Mayflower II (1957), the English Village (1959), the Wampanoag Homesite (1973), the Hornblower Visitor Center (1987), the Craft Center (1992) and the Maxwell and Nye Barns (1994). The famous Plymouth Rock is nearby.
PLYMOUTH BEACH: Off Route 3A. A three-mile long barrier beach that protects Plymouth Harbor. Home to the endangered piping plover, it is open to restricted off-road use, swimming, hunting and fishing.
QUINCY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM:Adams Academy Building, 8 Adams St., Quincy. 617-773-1144. Founded in 1893 by local citizens led by Charles Francis Adams, Jr., QHS is dedicated to preserving and promoting knowledge about Quincy history. The museum takes you through more than 400 years of America's influential history.
JOSIAH QUINCY HOUSE:20 Muirhead St., Quincy, 617-994-5930. Built in 1770 by the Revolutionary War leader, the house is a repository of Quincy family history.
MAJOR JOHN BRADFORD HOUSE: Corner of Maple Street and Landing Road, Kingston, 781-585-6300. Home of the Jones River Village Historical Society, whose goal is to preserve the house and to collect, preserve, and educate the public about the history of the town of Kingston.
SOUTH SHORE MUSIC CIRCUS, 130 Sohier St., Cohasset, 781-383-9850. The South Shore Music Circus provides summer entertainment in the form of concerts, comedy acts and plays, ranging from "Cinderella's Wedding" to Martina McBride.
SOUTH SHORE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER:48 Jacobs Lane, Norwell, 781-659-2559. Outdoor walking trails; the EcoZone, an interactive live animal exhibits with fish, turtles, and bullfrogs; critter corner; feed the animals and meet an animal.
SOUTH SHORE PLAZA: 250 Granite St., Braintree, 781-843-8201. A large shopping center containing both chain and unique stores. Popular stores include Macy's, Sears, Nordstrom, Forever21, FYE and Godiva Chocolatier.
SPARROW HOUSE MUSEUM:42 Summer St., Plymouth, 508-747-1240. The oldest house in Plymouth also houses an art gallery.
STOUGHTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 6 Ash Park Drive, 781-344-5456. Preserves the history of Stoughton through exhibitions of manuscripts, art, clothing, etc from archives, various lectures and programs to the public and annual events, such as September's Harvest Supper.
U.S. NAVAL AND SHIPBUILDING MUSEUM: USS Salem, 739 Washington St. at the former Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, 617-479-7900. Tour the world's only preserved heavy cruiser.
WEBB MEMORIAL STATE PARK: Off River Street in Weymouth. Views of the harbor and the Boston skyline. The park is a peninsula that extends nearly half a mile into Hingham Bay. There is fishing, picnicking and areas for walking.
WHALE WATCHING: When you think of whale watching, you envision behemoth creatures popping up, making waves that rock tourist-filled boats. People who go whale watching out of Plymouth experience that and more. It's a not-to-be missed summer outing for children and adults. But there's more to the experience than the thrill of spotting Moby Dick.
WINSLOW HOUSE: 634 Careswell St., Marshfield, 781-837-5753. Built circa 1699 for the Hon. Isaac Winslow (1671-1738); listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On the grounds and open for viewing is the law office of the famous statesman Daniel Webster.
WOLLASTON BEACH: Quincy Shore Drive, Quincy, 617-727-5290. Located in Quincy, Wollaston Beach is popular location for runners and families.
WORLD'S END:250 Martin's Lane, Hingham, 781-740-6665. Designed by Fredereic Law Olmstead, the 251-acre coastscape reservation boasts tree-lined carriage paths and sweeping views of the Boston skyline, only 15 miles away, ideal for walking, picnicking, jogging, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, or enjoying nature.


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L-R: Gail and Dennis Serwick from Woodbridge, N.J., and their daughter Megan, 7 (front left) and Kim and Rick Van Liew from Randolph, N.J., and their sons Matthew, 11, (front middle) and Russell, 12 (front right), In London's Olympic Park Thursday.
LONDON – A day at the Olympics in one of the most expensive cities on the planet was never going to be cheap. But for a group of sports fans from New Jersey this "once in a lifetime experience" was well worth spending the equivalent of about $1,000 for a family of four.
Ticket prices for every event -- including the opening and closing ceremonies -- start at a symbolic GBP 20.12 ($32), but most seats cost considerably more, and getting access to smaller venues such as the 6,000-capacity velodrome has proved tough.
"It was so incredibly hard to get tickets," said Gail Serwick, from Woodbridge, N.J., who eventually managed to secure seven seats in the aquatics center at $110 each thanks to relatives who live in her native Wales.
Around London, alternative Olympic viewing sites offer locals and tourists a cheaper, crowd-free version of the Games.
Five were for the women's 10m platform diving finals on Thursday morning, while two were for synchronized swimming in the afternoon.
"The allocation on sale in Britain was higher so it was the only real way we could get tickets. We tried everything and got so many rejections before we got these. You could get cheaper but we didn't want nosebleed seats where you can't see anything because we wanted it to be a special occasion," Serwick said.
She traveled to London with her husband Dennis and daughter Megan, 7, and another family -- Rick and Kim Van Liew and their sons Russell, 12, and Matthew, 11, from Randolph, N.J.
Their Olympic day out started with a shopping blitz for souvenirs and merchandise including London 2012 T-shirts and sweatshirts for the group and family and friends at home.
London 2012's legacy: No more UK couch potatoes or another Olympic 'white elephant'?
In total, Serwick and Kim Van Liew spent $907 in the official London 2012 store in Hyde Park near their hotel -- easy to do when a T-shirt costs $40.
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Kim Van Liew and her friend Gail Serwick show off their tickets to synchronized swimming at London's Olympic Park, Thursday.
Then there is the cost of food and drink inside the Olympic Park, where sponsors Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Heineken control the prices. A Big Mac costs $4.20, a Big Mac Meal $6.70 and an individual tub of Caramel ice cream $3.90. For drinks, a 500ml (16.9 fl oz) Coke costs $3.60 while a pint (19.2 fl oz) of Heineken is $7.20.
For China officials, Beijing's Olympic 'white elephants' were worth it
In total, the group spent $93, or $13.40 per head on lunch and snacks while enjoying the sprawling park between their two events.
The only cost they didn't have to worry about was transport: Free one-day Oyster transit cards are included with all tickets.
"We got a bus then a train to get here," Van Liew said. "Everyone was very helpful – everywhere you looked there was somebody on hand to help."
Fears raised that London Games will see big increase in Big Brother surveillance
In total, their day at the Olympics cost $1,770 between seven -- equivalent to nearly $253 per head, or about $1,011 for a family of four. So was it worth it?
"I was very impressed, I think the tickets were good for the price," Dennis Serwick said. "I've been to Wimbledon and Roland Garros and these Olympic tickets were better value. We had a good view of the action, didn't need binoculars or anything."
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Rick Van Liew said the tickets were equivalent to the price of seats to watch Major League Baseball at the Yankee's stadium. Indeed, tickets for an October home game against the Boston Red Sox on sale Friday ranged from $38 to $200.
"This is a once in a lifetime experience," Gail Serwick said, "and it's hard to put an exact price on that."
More world stories from NBC News:
- Video: This $4000 per jar caviar boasts socialist roots
- Afghan suicide bomber kills senior Army leader, 2 majors
- Notorious Colombian druglord arrested, headed to US for trial
- Who'll win the gold medal for partying? Olympians let hair down
- 'Situation is desperate' for ill Syrian refugees in Turkey
- One year after London riots, a family still grapples with fallout
- Are these German protesters the world's oldest squatters?
- Journalist: British militants took me hostage in Syria
- Canada lobster fishermen lash out at cheaper US exports
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Teenagers In Other Countries Did Acid Too
Prevailing trends in World Music compilations are funny things. After Paul Simon's Graceland, the record market was flooded with South African compilations; after Buena Vista Social Club came the glut of Cuban compilations; and between U2, Enya, Riverdance, Loreena McKennitt, Sinead O'Connor and Titanic, the '90s had a good ten-year run of hot-selling, yawn-inducing Irish compilations.
It's hard to pinpoint the exact genesis of the latest compilation trend, but lately people can't seem to get enough of psychedelic music from around the world.
Whether it's imported from West Africa (Luaka Bop's excellent Love's A Real Thing), Ethiopia (the crazy vibraphone sounds of Mulatu on Ethiopiques Vol. 4) or Brazil (Love, Peace and Poetry: Brazilian Psychedelic Music), world psychedelic music is super-duper hot right now. So hot, I hate to say, that lame-ass collections have started popping up under the false banner of "psychedelia," corruptly hornswaggling us poor music hounds into chasing the diluted coattails of a trend that, barring any basement discoveries of Os Mutantes or Alla Pugachova outtakes anytime soon, appears to have run its ethno-trippy course.
Case in point: The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru, which is a very fine collection of dance bands from '68-'78. The music, played largely by working people from poor backgrounds, is tropical and percussive, sometimes utilizing surf-style electric guitars, farfisa organs and moog synthesizers. The culmination of sounds evokes hot, dry days, dirt roads, lush foliage, and butterfly collars, and though rudimentary, it embodies the flavor of its era.
It's pretty groovy. But is it psychedelic? Not in the slightest.
Just as film sequels are prime fodder for disappointment, music trends can industrially produce truckloads of hoppin'-on-the-bandwagon mediocrity. The difference is that it's harder to trace the lineage of music trends, which don't share franchise names as much as movies do. If they did, it'd be easier to sniff out the perpetrators—like if the Dave Clark Five were called "The Beatles Part II."
But when a certain catch phrase does catch on and starts making the cash registers ring (a mixed blessing for world "psychedelic" music), you can bet your Salvadorean hookah that copycat products will line up and run the whole damn thing into the ground.
I'll never forget the time I bought Oliver Nelson's More Blues and the Abstract Truth, excited as all hell 'cause I'd just discovered his flawless The Blues and the Abstract Truth album. Realistically, More Blues was a decent enough jazz album, but man, he shoulda just called it something different. Similar disappointments have plagued otherwise fine compilations like Night Train To Nashville Vol. 2, Bay Area Funk Vol. 2 or California Soul Vol. 2, all of them overflowing with weak sauce in inevitable comparison to each series' kickass first volumes (get them now, if you know what's good for you).
I won't even start in on the obvious losers like Metallica's Reload and Run DMC's Back From Hell, or b-side cash-ins like Sufjan Stevens' The Avalanche or Ghostface Killah's More Fish. We'd all just get depressed. On the bright side, a small handful of sequels are warranted— Julie London's Julie Is Her Name Vol. II isn't that bad, come to think of it. But, you know. That was 50 years ago.


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MINECRAFT (2011). Installation view, "Indie Essentials: 25 Must-Play Video Games" co-presented by Museum of the Moving Image and IndieCade. Photo: Ben Helmer.
I woke up early on an overcast and windy morning in January and caught the M train up to Astoria to spend the morning playing video games at the Museum of Moving Image. The current exhibition, co-organized by Jason Eppink and Indiecade—an international festival of indie games—is entitled "Indie Essentials," and is home to 25 ready-to-play titles on various platforms. The diverse selection of titles on view were installed with a keen attention to detail, and the exhibition was carefully structured. However, as I walked around the space and played nearly every title on display (or at least every single-player title), a question kept nagging at me: do video games belong in the museum?
This is not to say that I agree with the short-sighted, yet fascinatingly stringent, argument presented by Roger Ebert that video games cannot be art. Rather, "Indie Essentials" posed as an interesting example for the ways in which the museum as a site seems unfit to house this kind of media. This is not the fault of the Moving Image, or the organizers of the exhibition, by any means. The exhibition elegantly exhibited the works, providing ample space for players and viewers. But I'd argue that some of the experience of playing these games gets lost when presented in public space.


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International Cooperation between Vietnam National University of Forestry and Shizuoka University.Nov 13, 2017 2:05 PM
Attending the meeting, on the Shizuoka University side, there were Prof. Kiyoshi Ishii (Rector), Prof. Suzuki Shigehiko (Vice Rector), Prof. Matsuda Noriko (Head of Academic Exchange Dept.), Dr. Junko Sugaya (Head of International Cooperation Dept.).
At the meeting, the two sides discussed the cooperation activities in the near future, focusing on exchange programs for lecturers and students, jointly develop project programs and especially developing international training programs. The two university also exchange ideas about the workshop "Asian Student Exchange" organized by Vietnam National University of Forestry in Vietnam in 2018. Besides, Prof. Suzuki Shigehiro (Vice Rector of Shizuoka University) invited VNUF and Prof. Tran Van Chu as well to participate the Organization Committee of the Workshop on Wood Science which will be take place on Nagoa University (Japan) in 2018.
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Giovanni Battista Bugatti was the executioner of the Papal States from 1796 to 1865. His official title was The Holy Bloody Servant of God and Sender of the Sinners in Hell (latin: Sancti Sanguinum Servi Dei, Mittentis de Peccantium in Inferno). He carried out a total of 516 executions and held the Guinness World Record for many decades.[1] He was nicknamed Master of Justice, Saint Grim Reaper and Pope of the Executioners.
Early life[edit]
Giovanni was born to Giuseppe and Giuseppina, a typical Italian couple. His father was a grave digger and thus young Giovanni came too close to God (and death). He enjoyed watching thrillers, despite his mother's disapproval. Giovanni especially loved the Saw series, as well as all-time classics, such as JAWS and The Shining.
Growing up in such a religious environment, little Giovanni wanted to be a priest. He actually wanted to became an exorcist, inspired by Hopkins' performance. Both his parents encouraged him to fulfill his dream. Giovanni studied a lot at Wheeling Jesuit University and was among the top of his class. However, he didn't manage to pass the oral exams, because Father Fred's thing was too disgusting. Dispirited, he became a pastor in Alaska and lived there for a couple of years.
The Pope's Killer[edit]
Giovanni didn't like it up there, as we all know that Alaskan pasta is terrible.[2] And of course, a real Italian can't live without good spaghetti, capito? Hence, Giovanni left Alaska and returned to his beloved Vatican City. Initially, he worked at his father's business. After a while though, he was offered the position of Pope's official executioner, because the old one retired and went to Barbados.[3] Losing no more time, Giovanni proved to be a prolific executioner. Such was his zeal, that he asked from the Spanish Inquisition to teach him how to be extremely evil and religious at the same time.
Giovanni was capable of executioning someone, by many different ways. Up until 1810, his methods of execution was beheading by axe, hanging, smashing with a mallet or shooting with AK-47. He knew more than 30 types of knots and had a broad collection of swords, in order to make his executions more amusing. After the French Revolution, the use of the guillotine was introduced, a device he immediately loved. On his crossing the alleys, the residents of Rome were alerted that an execution was about to take place and people would gather to witness the popular event.
Giovanni kept beheading and hanging for a long long time, until he was retired by Pope Pius IX, at the age of 85. In return for his useful and pious services, he was given a pension of 30 scudi ($1000.π) per month. Not bad at all! Giovanni died at the age of 90, after a pepperoni stuck in his throat. His blood-stained clothes, axes and guillotines are on display at a haunted museum in Rome.
Personal life[edit]
Bugatti is described as being short and portly, and always well dressed. He prefered Italian brands of course, such as Armani. He frequented the church Santa Maria di Traspontina. However, he could not leave his neighborhood unless on official business. This was for his own protection, in case relatives of those he had executed decided to take revenge against him. He was married but had no children. When not carrying out his official duties, Bugatti and his wife sold painted umbrellas and other souvenirs to tourists.
See also[edit]
- ↑ He was utterly surpassed by Vasili Blokhin, chief executioner of our beloved Stalin.
- ↑ Well, it's not the only terrible thing over there.
- ↑ He was the first man to be sucked by the Bermuda Triangle.


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Jesse Darling: How/when did you begin working creatively with technology?
Kimmo Modig: I remember doing sound collages with boomboxes in my early teens, you know, like having two of them playing something I'd recorded earlier as a backtrack while the third one recorded whatever I was doing live on top of that. I'd repeat this process again and again until the signal-to-noise ratio was heavily weighted towards noise. But already at that time I always wanted to use my voice, to have a narrative of sorts. I've lately been returning to a way of being that I had in my teens, when I was dressing to provoke and performing nude on stage with my childhood friends.


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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is one of the most prevalent, and potentially severe, genetic inborn errors of steroid synthesis directly affecting metabolism. Most patients are diagnosed and treated at an early age. There have been very limited reports of adults with CAH-associated adrenal myelolipomas. We aimed to analyze two families with CAH-associated giant adrenal myelolipomas caused by defects in CYP21A2 and CYP17A1 genes. A total of 14 individuals from two unrelated families were identified with either CYP21A2 or CYP17A1 mutations. Of note, five patients were found with adrenal myelolipomas. Total DNA isolated from the peripheral blood of the two probands was screened for potential mutations in the following susceptibility genes of CAH: CYP21A2, CYP11B1, CYP17A1, HSD17B3, HSD3B2, ARMC5, and STAR using target capture-based deep sequencing; and Sanger sequencing was conducted for the family members to detect the potential mutations. The following results were obtained. In family 1, molecular genetics sequencing revealed a compound heterozygous mutation (c.293-13C>G/c.518T>A, p.I173N) in CYP12A2 in the patient and his brother. In family 2, all three female patients with adrenal myelolipomas were found to have a compound heterozygous mutation (c.1118A>T, p.H373L/c.1459_1467del9, p.D487_F489del) in CYP17A1. To avoid giant CAH-associated adrenal myelolipomas in adults, it is important to identify CAH early so that appropriate treatment can be initiated to interrupt the chronic adrenal hyperstimulation resulting from increased ACTH. Genetic testing and counseling could be useful in CAH.
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Von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) disease manifests as a variety of benign and malignant neoplasms. Previous studies of VHL disease have documented several genotype–phenotype correlations; however, many such correlations are still unknown. Increased identification of new mutations and patients with previously described mutations will allow us to better understand how VHL mutations influence disease phenotypes.
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We identified four missense mutations: c.239G>T (p.Ser80Ile), linked with VHL Type 2B, was associated with renal cell carcinoma, pheochromocytoma and hemangioma in the cerebellum; c.232A>T (p.Asn78Tyr) manifested as RCC alone and likely caused VHL Type 1; c.500G>A (p.Arg167Gln) mutation was more likely to cause VHL Type 2 than Type 1 as it preferentially induced Pheo and HB in the retina, cerebellum and spinal cord; c.293A>G (p.Try98Cys) was associated with Pheo and thus likely induced VHL Type 2.
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Pheochromocytoma and paragangliomas (PCC/PGL) are neuroendocrine tumors that arise from chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla and sympathetic/parasympathetic ganglia, respectively. Of clinical relevance regarding diagnosis is the highly variable presentation of symptoms in PCC/PGL patients. To date, the clear-cut correlations between the genotypes and phenotypes of PCC/PGL have not been entirely established. In this study, we reviewed the medical records of PCC/PGL patients with pertinent clinical, laboratory and genetic information. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) performed on patient samples revealed specific germline mutations in the SDHB (succinate dehydrogenase complex iron-sulfur subunit B) and SDHD (succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit D) genes and these mutations were validated by Sanger sequencing. Of the 119 patients, two were identified with SDHB mutation and one with SDHD mutation. Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining was used to analyze the expression of these mutated genes. The germline mutations identified in the SDH genes were c343C>T and c.541-542A>G in the SDHB gene and c.334-337delACTG in the SDHD gene. IHC staining of tumors from the c.343C>T and c.541-2A>G carriers showed positive expression of SDHB. Tumors from the c.334-337delACTG carrier showed no expression of SDHD and a weak diffused staining pattern for SDHB. We strongly recommend genetic testing for suspected PCC/PGL patients with a positive family history, early onset of age, erratic hypertension, recurrence or multiple tumor sites and loss of SDHB and/or SDHD expression. Tailored personal management should be conducted once a patient is confirmed as an SDHB and/or SDHD mutation carrier or diagnosed with PCC/PGL.


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WALTERBORO: Katharina Louise Welge (Kathy Meyer) passed away Friday evening at Trident Medical Center in Charleston. She was 77 years old and a resident of the Village at Summerville.
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Lev Manovich is a leading theorist of cultural objects produced with digital technology, perhaps best known for The Language of New Media (MIT Press, 2001). I interviewed him about his most recent book, Software Takes Command (Bloomsbury Academic, July 2014).
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MICHAEL CONNOR: I want to start with the question of methodology. How does one study software? In other words, what is the object of study—do you focus more on the interface, or the underlying code, or some combination of the two?
LEV MANOVICH: The goal of my book is to understand media software—its genealogy (where does it come from), its anatomy (the key features shared by all media viewing and editing software), and its effects in the world (pragmatics). Specifically, I am concerned with two kinds of effects:


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In the wake of murders like those in Paris, is it possible to talk about moderation? The impulse to kill is very strong. I know I'd feel it if it came close. And yet we know that many innocent men are put to death. And if an innocent person is executed, the killer, or killers, are still alive. And kangaroo courts or lynch law threaten everyone. The circle of murder can widen, as it did with the infamous Hatfields and McCoys. I've taught a descendent of the McCoys, actually a lovely young woman in West Virginia. But a murder turned into a war and decimated the families. Was that worth it – all the innocent lives. We are taught that two wrongs don't make a right, but in the aftermath, do we have the strength to see that?
It was very difficult to oppose the war in Iraq. We know now it was a mistake, and one that did a great deal of damage, in the lives of innocent men and women, in destabilizing the region, in creating the opportunity for Daesh to thrive.
I'm terrified of the political pressure behind the hawks now. So-called collateral damage can cause a reaction that engulfs the world in flames. Our own reactions to the Paris bombing demonstrate the fact. Yet Daesh clearly hopes that we in turn will cause so much collateral damage that it will pull all the Muslims that oppose Daesh now into the fray to defend an Islam that seems under attack.
We should have learned by now that what matters in war is not what we think is justified, but what our actions produce. Lincoln understood that, calculating carefully how and when he used the slavery issue in the Civil War. Vietnam should have brought home to us that what people think matters. But the atrocities of some both in the Administration and carrying the flag in Iraq showed that the lessons of Vietnam didn't reach everyone. Iraq continues to be a problem for us not only because it destabilized the region but also because the crude things that some people did in the name of America continue to inflame many people about us. It's not about appeasement; it's about pacification. It's about keeping conflicts as small as possible. Every conflict isn't about Hitler in 1938; sometimes the right analogy is to Versailles at the end of World War I when the victorious allies imposed punishments that radicalized the German people. Notice how differently the end of World War II came out, when the allies reaffirmed the rule of law and found constructive ways forward, not only for us but for the German people, not only the Marshall Plan but also the European Union which gave Germany both an important role and an important stake in the future of a united Europe.
That's hard. That takes real statesmanship. Vice-president Biden's comments Saturday impressed me. He started by identifying Daesh's goals and then pointed out that we should not play into their hands by widening the war against Islam. Think of Daesh as holding a match and trying to start a fire or a detonator and trying to set off an explosion. Daesh by itself is infuriating. One commentator compared them to pirates. But without sparking that wider war, they cannot defeat us or any significant country. In this conflict, we have to respond with our heads, not our hearts. Like forest fighters, we have to contain the blaze before we can put it out. President Obama's talk about containment was absolutely right. Thank heaven that we have a president who uses his head. The question is whether the American people can rise to the challenge of supporting a policy that's based on intelligent calculations instead of emotional displays of power.
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Five cities - Long Beach, Los Angeles, Newark, Oakland and Oklahoma City - are the U.S. capitals of gang homicide. That's according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which also found that homicides in each of those cities have their own local flavor.
The report is based on data from the CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System, comparing gang and non-gang data on violence and homicide. Analyzing data from between 2003 and 2008, the report looked at large cities in 17 states.
Drive-by shootings, for example, were more likely to occur in gang-related homicides than other types of homicide in Los Angeles and Oklahoma City. Drive-bys accounted for 24 percent of all gang-related homicides in those two cities.
While gangs are often thought to be associated with the drug trade, homicides that were both drug and gang-related were far less common than those that involved drugs alone. These figures also vary dramatically from city to city. In L.A. and Long Beach, fewer than 5 percent of all homicides were associated with known drug trade or use. In Oakland, that figure was 12.5 percent among gang-related killings, compared to 16.5 percent of non-gang homicides. In Oklahoma City, drug-related homicides made up 25.4 percent of gang-related homicides, slightly more than the 22.8 percent share of non-gang homicides. Of the top five gang homicide cities, Newark was the only city with a significantly higher proportion of drug-related gang homicides compared to non-gang homicides.
And the victims also differ between cities. In Los Angeles and Oakland, most gang victims of homicide are Hispanic. In Oklahoma City, they're mostly black - and at a significantly higher rate than non-gang homicides. This ethnic dominance seems to make sense in L.A. and Long Beach, where Hispanics make up 48 percent and 40 percent of the population, respectively. But in Oklahoma City, blacks only account for about 15 percent of the population.
In Los Angeles and Long Beach, gang homicides account for the majority of homicides among 15 to 24-year-olds, 61 and 69 percent, respectively. In both the gang and non-gang worlds, homicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 24.
Overall, gang members in L.A., Long Beach, and Oakland tended not to mix business with homicide. Very few gang homicides in these cities were also associated with crimes of other sorts, with just 0 to 3 percent being connected with other crimes. This is far less than the 9 to 15 percent range in non-gang homicides in these cities.
While gang-related homicides across cities tend to be quite different, there are some shared characteristics between them. In general, they tend to involve firearms, occur in public, have predominantly male victims aged 15-19, and are based on retaliation.
The CDC cautions, however, that complete statistics on gang-related violence and homicide is difficult to track. Few states accurately report gang-related crime statistics well, and those that do are often limited by the information available at the crime scene. Tackling gang crime is clearly a challenge in many cities. How those crimes differ from place to place is an indication of the complexity facing law enforcement. But understanding the regional and even inter-regional differences in gang crime can help to address it and reduce the number of victims.


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Anyone out there still paying any attention to this blog will have noticed the marked decrease in regularity of new posts. As I have reached the home stretch of my graduate school career my dissertation and other duties are requiring a level of effort which makes blogging in my increasingly rare spare time harder to manage and justify. So I'm formally giving notice not to expect any new material for the foreseeable future.
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Impoverished North Korea has launched a "patriotic rice" campaign to feed soldiers and construction workers, asking farmers and would-be members of the ruling Workers' Party to donate rice to the state even though many suffer from hunger, according to local sources.
The donations are not compulsory, but some citizens feel pressured to give rice out of fear of the powerful regime in the country, which faces chronic food shortages, sources in North Hamgyong province said.
"There is a campaign to have farmers and incoming members of the party donate patriotic rice. Maybe other people could also be asked to do so soon," one source in North Hamgyong told RFA's Korean Service, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Factories are asking the incoming party members to donate the rice, telling workers that if they want to join the party, they should show they are willing to offer something to the country.
Those who want to join the party have no choice but to donate their rice, other sources said, but added that they had not heard of farmers volunteering rice to the campaign on their own.
The cost of rice, a staple of the North Korean diet, makes up a significant portion of the average worker's wages, which for a government worker are officially about 2,000 to 6,000 won (U.S. $0.70 to $2 based on market rates) per month.
In recent weeks, the price of rice had risen to about 6,000 won per kilogram without dropping as it usually does at the end of the harvest season, according to sources in the country.
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North Korea, which relies on food aid from foreign countries, is having its lowest staple food deficit in many years thanks to an increase in food production, according to a report earlier this month by the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization, but still faces widespread malnutrition, the agency said.
Despite the easing of food shortages, the government is still struggling to feed soldiers and workers that it mobilized for construction projects, and is turning to the "patriotic rice" donations to provide their rations, sources said.
A separate source in North Hamgyong province said the "patriotic rice" drive was needed to supplement the soldiers' and construction workers' scant rations.
"It is not about offering rice to the nation but to nearby army camps and construction sites," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The soldiers' and construction workers' rations had been delayed this year because, although the country's rice harvest has ended, threshing has not been completed due to electricity shortages, the source said.
The insufficient rations were making it hard for them to work while they suffer from hunger, the source said.
The campaign follows an effort launched in February 2011 to combat malnutrition among the country's soldiers by encouraging them to raise their own livestock and grow enough food to feed themselves.
The movement called for soldiers in the 1.2 million-strong army to wipe out malnutrition by breeding their own goats and rabbits, but according to sources in the country the effort has met with little success.
Earlier this year, summer flooding that destroyed large swathes of farmland prompted fears of severe food shortages.
Despite the flooding, North Korea is forecast to have a 10 percent increase from a year before in its 2012 main harvest and 2013 early season crops, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization, but 2.8 million North Koreans remain vulnerable to malnutrition, the agency warned.
Reported by Sung Hui Moon for RFA's Korean Service. Translated by Ju Hyeon Park. Written in English by Rachel Vandenbrink.


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DETROIT – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and community and business leaders in Detroit have begun discussions about the future of the I-375 freeway.
At a Monday morning meeting, state officials and people with key interests along the I-375 corridor begins a process of community engagement with the goal of determining an innovative and collaborative plan that reflects the current and future transportation needs in the rapidly developing corridor.
The conversations are just beginning and by no means has a final determination been reached," said State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle. "This must be a collaborative process with a mix of ideas and broad engagement from those invested in the area."
Among points of discussion will be how to accommodate the public's increasing demand for multiple modes of transportation and to connect the Riverfront, Greektown and the Eastern Market and Stadium districts.
"MDOT is committed to examining innovative ways to meet the demands of a 21st century transportation network and supporting local economic development," Steudle said.
"The last thing we want to do is invest millions of taxpayer dollars, only to have what we invested in what we would do, be outdated," said Rob Morosi with MDOT.
Some drivers are skeptical that transforming 375 into a boulevard would be a good idea.
"I think it would create a problem in the city. It would cause traffic problems," said Detroit resident Romero Fortune.
MDOT says there's less traffic volume on 375 then on Telegraph or Woodward Ave.


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Former Damien star Freddie Brown is loving life in Utah.
It's been a long road to the Division I level for Freddie Brown. But the former Damien High School star and Citrus College player is making the most of is opportunity with Utah.
Brown, arguably one of the top collegiate players with local ties, has helped the Utes to a top-10 ranking and a shot at BCS bowl.
The senior leads the team with 57 receptions for 678 yards and seven TDs. He came up big two weeks ago, catching the winning TD in a 13-10 victory over TCU. He also five catches for 59 yards in a 25-23 victory at traditional-power Michigan in September and 11 receptions for 110 yards and two TDs in a 63-14 victory over San Diego State this past weekend.
He will now attempt to get the Utes a BCS bid with a victory over intra-state rival Brigham Young on Saturday.


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Cornflower, bachelor's button
Centaurea cyanus
Plants of Home and Garden
Sow directly outside in fall for spring germination, or around last frost. Cover with soil, as dark is needed for germination. Plant does best in full sun and average, sandy soil. Tolerant drier conditions, poor soils, exposed locations. Some dwarf forms grown as pot plants. Annual; self-sows well
Note that the similar, but perennial, Centaurea montana is grown in the same manner; it may also be divided in spring. Hardy zones 3-8
See Also
Button fern (Pellaea rotundifolia)
Related Topics
Dividing Plants
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One special feature of the organizational structure at HAU Hebbel am Ufer is the Artist Office. As part of the production department, it offers a highly effective infrastructure for production and touring. Artists that are closely associated with HAU and have themselves already produced works can profit from reliable production conditions through the Artist Office, and above all can count on effective support in developing an (inter)national presence.
Using their know-how, the staff at the Artist Office take part in the production process, advising and organizing, supporting artists with applications and proposals, financing and perspective planning. In addition, the Artist Office takes over the process of disseminating productions, arranging tours both in Germany and abroad.


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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
1800 - 1849
Historical Period:
The 19th Century
W.C. Taylor (1800-1849) was an Irish author and supporter of the Anti-Corn Law League. He wrote prolifically on Irish history, on the British factory system, and was editor of the Anti-Corn Law League's journal. He also edited Beaumont's book on Ireland.


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I guess it is no surprise that our children are right brained. If you are not sure which you are, you can take a test here. Try it, it is fun!
Kevin and I are both waaaay right brained. He is a musician, actor, writer. I write, create, vision, etc. But our kids make us look systematic and orderly!
For example, our kids cannot just drink a juice bag....you know pop in the straw and suck it down. No, we have to cut off the top put it in the freezer and eat it as a slushy.
Yesterday we watched Charis destroy several gift bags from Christmas as she tried to stuff full size comforters into them.
For Christmas this year we had to replace several board games. And lay some rules in place. They are no longer allowed to use game pieces for other things. They would use them in pretend play, even the little pieces from Sorry. What can you possibly do with those??
And did you know that if you blow on the pieces of Trouble that they whistle? Trust me, they do.
Guess what their favorite thing to play without side is? Come on, guess! Okay, you'll never guess, it is
WOOD CHIPS!!!! (Which by the way, they are not allowed to play with.)
Most days I think that for Christmas next year, I should just wrap up a bunch of junk to see what they will do with it!


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- Open to motivated players serious about improving
- Supplemental club training for motivated boys and girls in a professional club environment
- Train the Whitecaps Way. Participants follow an official Whitecaps curriculum that Incorporates a variety challenging technique training, speed agility and quickness, and lots of game play
- All sessions developed and delivered by Whitecaps FC staff
- Regular visits from Whitecaps FC Vancouver based coaching staff
- Connected to the Whitecaps Academy Centre network to provide greater exposure and opportunities
The Whitecaps will continue to offer a Prospects and Skills Acadamy. The main development change is that the club will integrate the two programs more closely.
The Skills Academy will now be called the Skills PP (Pre Prospects) Academy.
It will be open to motivated Island players aged U8 to U11 and act as a development feeder for the invite only Prospects program aged U12 to U17
In order to launch the program properly the Whitecaps have delayed the program start to a yet to be determined date in 2014. Thank you for all the interest. Please visit our Island Prospects program for additional programming.
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Sarah Palin criticized Sacha Baron Cohen and Showtime Tuesday on Facebook for their new prank TV series, Who Is America?, after they "duped" her into believing he was a disabled U.S veteran.
The former U.S. vice-presidential candidate wrote, "Yup — we were duped. Ya' got me, Sacha. Feel better now?
"I join a long list of American public personalities who have fallen victim to the evil, exploitive, sick 'humor' of the British 'comedian' Sacha Baron Cohen," Palin wrote in the Facebook post.
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Palin said that she was offered a "'legit opportunity' to honour American Vets and contribute to a 'legit Showtime historical documentary'" and that it "was requested of me via a speakers bureau."
She said that she and one of her daughters, whom she did not name, were asked to travel across the country for the interview. She also said that Cohen had "heavily disguised himself as a disabled U.S. Veteran, fake wheelchair and all."
"Out of respect for what I was led to believe would be a thoughtful discussion with someone who had served in uniform, I sat through a long 'interview' full of Hollywoodism's disrespect and sarcasm — but finally had enough and literally, physically removed my mic and walked out, much to Cohen's chagrin," Palin continued. "The disrespect of our U.S. military and middle-class Americans via Cohen's foreign commentaries under the guise of interview questions was perverse."
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She continued: "Mock politicians and innocent public personalities all you want, if that lets you sleep at night, but HOW DARE YOU mock those who have fought and served our country. Truly sick."
Palin lashed out at Showtime and CBS Corp. for airing the show and called on both to donate the proceeds to charity. "Here is my challenge, shallow Sacha boy: go ahead — air the footage. Experience tells us it will be heavily edited, not pretty, and intended to humiliate. The challenge is to Cohen, CBS and Showtime: donate all proceeds to a charitable group that actually respects and supports American Vets."
Palin claimed that the production team from the prank show deliberately dropped her and her daughter at the wrong airport "knowing we'd miss all flights back home to Alaska."
"By the way, my daughter thinks you're a piece of ****, Sacha," she added.
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The official show description reveals that the show has been "in the works over the past year." It will be a seven-episode series and it "will explore the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation."
Showtime's president and CEO called Cohen a "comedic genius" during the show's series announcement Monday.
Who Is America? premieres on July 15.


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Machines d'essai de torsion de moyenne capacité MT
Designed primarily for medium capacity (565 Nm - 5,650 Nm) torsion testing of materials and components, the MT torsion systems offer accurate, multi-turn capability, and high-rotational stiffness. The system torque cell is attached to a movable crosshead, which can be positioned at any location along the linear slide. Closed-loop servo-control of the electromechanical drive is provided by Instron's 5900 Control Electronics and Bluehill® Universal.
- Dual linear slide design provides high rotational stiffness
- Adjustable crosshead system allows for easy positioning anywhere along linear slide
- Interlocked chuck guard enhances operator safety
- Digital control electronics allow for accurate and repeatable test results and fast control response for both torque and angle
- Torsion testing software offers easy test set up, graphical data plots, automatic calculation of desired test results, and flexible reporting tools
- Large tabletop design
- Maximum Torque Capacity: 565 Nm (5,000 lbf - in)
- Maximum Test Speed: 18 RPM
- Maximum Torque Capacity: 1,130 Nm (10,000 lbf - in)
- Maximum Test Speed: 9 RPM
- Maximum Torque Capacity: 2,260 Nm (20,000 lbf - in)
- Maximum Torque Speed: 4.5 RPM
- Maximum Torque Capacity: 5,650 Nm (50,000 lbf - in)
- Maximum Torque Speed: 1.5 RPM
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Key Info Compare
- FuelDiesel
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- 0-62mph10.5 secs
- Top Speed125 mph
- C02143 g/km
- Torque280 lbs/f
How do you right a best seller? That was Land Rover's problem when it came to creating the second generation version of its runaway success story, the Range Rover Evoque, a car that now accounts for a third of the brand's total sales. It's a fashionable, yet capable proposition that has fundamentally changed the premium mid-sized SUV market and rivals now have to contend with an evolved version that features a more efficient range of diesel and petrol engines, including electrified and mild hybrid technology. Plus there's smarter styling, more interior space, extra off road ability and sharper handling thanks to an all-new 'PTA' platform. As a result, if you want an SUV of this kind, this is still the one to beat.Read Full Review
Range Rover's Evoque has demolished all sales records for SUVs in this class. Jonathan Crouch reports on how the latest MK2 model aims to stay in the top spot.
It's getting on for half a century since all-wheel driving was revolutionised by the Range Rover, a car now a class apart in the luxury 4x4 sector. But what would that model look like re-invented in smaller form for very different Millennial times, an age in which fashion and frugality are as important as toughness and traction? Something like this we think, the Range Rover Evoque, here rejuvenated in second generation form. As before, it sets out to meet a daunting set of challenges, aiming to provide luxurious room for four in a shape shorter than a Ford Focus. Along with handling as satisfying as a sports coupe. And economy that might allow green-minded versions to rival the returns of a citycar. All to be delivered with class-leading off road expertise. In a car right for its times. Quite a build-up. Quite a car? Let's find out.
Driving Experience
The Evoque range is primarily focused on Ingenium four-cylinder units. All automatic versions of this model, regardless of whether they're diesel or petrol, will have a 48-volt mild hybrid system equipped with an 8Ah lithium-ion battery. The petrol derivatives produce 197bhp, 247bhp and 296bhp, while the diesels develop 148bhp, 178bhp and 237bhp. Your dealer can offer you a manual gearbox available on the entry-level front-driven diesel, but the remainder of the models in the range will come with the brand's latest nine-speed automatic. A less powerful three-cylinder 1.5-litre turbo petrol powerplant features in the alternative P300e PHEV petrol model mated to an eight-speed auto gearbox. This plug-in hybrid variant's engine puts out 197bhp, its efforts further aided by a 107bhp electric motor mounted on the rear axle which delivers AWD capability and creates a total system output of 296bhp, with 540Nm of torque. The electric motor is powered by a 15kWh lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack. As before, all but the most basic Evoques will come with 4WD but their transmission features a 'driveline disconnect' feature which will see the car default to a front-driven configuration unless a loss of traction dictates otherwise. An 'Active Driveline' system will be optionally available, which uses a rear-mounted double-clutch which offers torque vectoring on the rear axle to aid corner turn-in. Off-road ability is enhanced with the fitment of 'Terrain Response 2' tech from the larger range Rover that analyses the road surface and adjusts the transmission to suit. Wading depth is up 100mm to 600mm too.
Design and Build
Land Rover needed to keep the Evoque looking contemporary without diluting its inherent appeal. This time round, the range is focused on the five-door body style that the majority of buyers of the earlier MK1 model chose. The Evoque's highly desirable design is a hallmark of this luxurious mid-sized SUV. For that reason, certain key elements, like the way that the clamshell bonnet is interrupted by bulging front wheel arches, and the ultra-slim rear glass area, have been retained. From the side though, there's a much cleaner look, with flush door handles borrowed from the Velar and smoother surfacing on the doors. Of course, what's more important is the stuff you can't see: Land Rover says that 90% of the body components are new, partly because this second generation Evoque is the first Jaguar land Rover group model to be based upon the company's completely new 'Premium Transverse Architecture'. Inside, the cabin has been influenced by the brand's larger Velar, hence the introduction of a 12.3-inch digital instrument panel and, on plusher versions, the option of a pair of centre-dash 10-inch 'Touch Pro Duo' screens. The new 'PTA' platform has extended the Evoque's wheelbase, so though the new model is actually a few millimetres shorter than its predecessor, it has better cabin packaging. You should notice this on the rear seat. Plus in the boot, where capacity has risen 10% to 591-litres - enough, Land Rover reckons, for a full set of golf clubs or a folded pram. With the second row folded down, there's 1,383-litres on offer.
Market and Model
Pricing isn't much different, starting from around £32,000. There are four main trim levels - standard Evoque, 'S', 'SE' and 'HSE', all with sportier 'R-Dynamic' sub-derivatives available for an extra £1,500. It all means that it's now possible to pay up to £50,000 for an Evoque. You can specify a Head-up display. Plus Android Auto and Apple CarPlay smartphone mirroring at last make an appearance. All variants get LED auto headlights, rain-sensing wipers, 17-inch or 18-inch alloy wheels, ambient cabin lighting, dual-zone climate control, and a heated windscreen. Upgrade yourself from standard 'Evoque' trim to 'S'-spec and you get perforated leather, electrically adjustable front seats, an improved infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, auto dimming on the side mirrors and rear-view mirror, and traffic sign recognition with an adaptive speed limiter. If you can move further up the range, 'SE'-spec gives you high-beam assist headlights and 'sweeping' LED indicators, plus 20in alloys, extra power adjustment and heating for the front seats, an interactive driver display, an electrically powered tailgate and a parking pack that includes a rear traffic monitor. Finally, 'HSE' trim upgrades the leather upholstery and brings a 380W Meridian sound system, the ClearSight rear-view mirror camera, gesture control for the powered tailgate, adaptive cruise control and a different finish of 20-inch alloys.
Cost of Ownership
This MK2 Evoque's new 'Premium Transverse Architecture' platform allows Jaguar land Rover's smaller models to become more technologically sophisticated, particularly in terms of powertrain electrification. We'll see the fruit of that when the plug-in three-cylinder turbo petrol powerplant is introduced to the range. For the time being, Land Rover reckons that a front-driven 150PS diesel manual model will put out 143g/km of CO2 and that the cleanest mild-hybrid auto diesel will put out 149g/km and deliver 50.4mpg on the combined cycle. All these figures are compiled from the WLTP cycle. The P300e PHEV petrol plug-in model can offer an electric driving range of up to 41 miles, with CO2 emissions of just 32g/km and up to 201.8mpg on the combined cycle. Charging from a 7kW garage AC wallbox can be done from 0-80% in 1 hour and 24 minutes. A three-year, unlimited mileage warranty comes with this model, with further extensions available if you want them. There's also an 'InControl Protect' service that allows you to monitor vital stats on your car from your smartphone and will guide the breakdown services to your Evoque should it ever have a problem. Also included is European cover and a promise to get you on your way as soon as possible in your own car or in a loan vehicle if the required repair will take longer than four hours.
Land Rover has spent its money wisely with this second generation Evoque. This car's just become significantly more economical and capable, both on road and off. Just about the only thing that can really sink this model is for it to go horribly out of fashion. That doesn't look like happening any time soon, but just in case, Land Rover has concentrated on substance over style with this MK2 model. In doing so, the brand has future-proofed its biggest money-spinner. In summary then, the Evoque is now even easier to recommend than it was before. It's the only car in the premium compact SUV segment with a conceivable appeal to lifestyle buyers not necessarily searching for a premium mid-sized SUV - and that says a lot. If you are in the market for something of this kind, can stretch to the asking price and can afford not to place too much of a premium on practicality, then you won't be disappointed. This is, quite simply, the class of the field.Hide Full Review
- Driver Convenience
- Analogue dials with 7" central TFT display
- Front and rear parking aid
- Manual tailgate/boot lid
- Rear view camera
- 10" touch screen pro
- Android Auto
- Apple car play
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Brake pad wear indicator warning light
- Cruise control + speed limiter
- Driver condition monitor
- Electronic power assisted steering (EPAS)
- InControl remote
- Land Rover InControl apps
- Lane keep assist
- Navigation pro system
- Pro services and wifi hotspot
- Push button starter
- Smart settings
- Traffic sign recognition with adaptive speed limiter
- Voice control system
- Entertainment
- Sound system with 180W and 6 speakers
- Digital Audio Broadcast radio-DAB
- Steering wheel mounted controls
- Exterior Features
- Auto dimming interior rear view mirror
- Body colour door mirrors
- Body coloured roof
- D150 badge
- LED Headlights
- Manual headlight levelling
- Power fold, auto-dimming, heated door mirrors with approach lights
- S badge
- Solid paint
- Standard roof
- Electric windows with one touch open/close and anti trap
- Evoque badge
- Flush deployable exterior door handles
- Heated rear window with timer
- Heated washer jets
- Heated windscreen
- Rain sensing windscreen wipers
- Rear fog lights
- Tailgate spoiler
- Interior Features
- 10 way electric heated front seats, fore/aft, recline, height, tilt + manual headrest adjustment with rear centre armrest
- Ambient interior lighting
- Carpet mats
- Grained Leather upholstery
- Leather steering wheel
- Light oyster morzine headlining
- Manually adjustable steering column
- Standard tread plates with range rover branding
- Two zone climate control
- 40:20:40 split folding rear seats
- Isofix system on outer rear seats
- Overhead lighting console
- Overhead stowage for sunglasses
- Passive front head restraints
- Rear air vents
- Rear centre headrest
- Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors
- Twin front cupholders with cover
- Twin sliding front centre armrest
- Packs
- Power socket pack 1 - Evoque
- Technical
- Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) large tank
- Large fuel tank
- Passive suspension
- Trim
- Gradated linear bright aluminium trim finisher
- Wheels
- 18" 5 split spoke gloss sparkle silver alloy wheels - Style 5075
- All season tyres
- Tyre repair system
- Safety
- 3 rear 3 point seatbelts
- Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
- Customer configurable autolock
- DSC - Dynamic Stability Control
- Electronic brake force distribution
- Electronic parking brake
- Electronic traction control
- Emergency braking
- Front and rear seatbelt reminder
- Hill launch assist
- Power operated child locks
- Roll stability control
- Six airbags - Driver and passenger airbags/driver knee airbag/front side airbag and curtain airbags
- Tyre pressure monitoring system
- Security
- Alarm
- Immobiliser
- Intrusion sensor
- Locking wheel nuts
- Emissions - ICE
- CO2 (g/km) 143
- Noise Level dB(A) 69
- Standard Euro Emissions EURO 6
- WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb 168
- WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb - Max 176
- WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb - Min 165
- Engine and Drive Train
- Camshaft DOHC
- Catalytic Convertor Yes
- Compression Ratio 15.5:1
- Cylinder Layout IN-LINE
- Cylinders 4
- Cylinders - Bore (mm) 83
- Cylinders - Stroke (mm) 92.4
- Engine Layout FRONT TRANSVERSE
- Fuel Delivery COMMON RAIL
- Gears 6 SPEED
- Number of Valves 16
- Transmission MANUAL
- Fuel Consumption - ICE
- EC Combined (mpg) 52.3
- EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies No
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb 6.4
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb - Max 6.7
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb - Min 6.3
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Extra High - Max 7.1
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Extra High - Min 6.6
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - High - Max 5.8
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - High - Min 5.5
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Low - Max 8
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Low - Min 7.8
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Medium - Max 6.6
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Medium - Min 6.2
- WLTP - MPG - Comb 44.1
- WLTP - MPG - Comb - Max 42.1
- WLTP - MPG - Comb - Min 44.9
- WLTP - MPG - Extra High - Max 39.9
- WLTP - MPG - Extra High - Min 43.1
- WLTP - MPG - High - Max 48.5
- WLTP - MPG - High - Min 51.8
- WLTP - MPG - Low - Max 35.4
- WLTP - MPG - Low - Min 36.4
- WLTP - MPG - Medium - Max 42.9
- WLTP - MPG - Medium - Min 45.9
- General
- AdBlue Yes
- Alternative Fuel Qualifying No
- Badge Engine CC 2.0
- Badge Power 150
- Coin Description D150 2WD
- Coin Series S
- Generation Mark 1
- Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07 27E
- NCAP Adult Occupant Protection % 94
- NCAP Child Occupant Protection % 87
- NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09 5
- NCAP Pedestrian Protection % 72
- NCAP Safety Assist % 73
- Did at least one aspect of this vehicle's safety give cause for concern? No
- Service Interval Frequency - Months 24
- Service Interval Mileage 21000
- Special Edition No
- Special Order No
- Vehicle Homologation Class M1
- Performance
- 0 to 62 mph (secs) 10.5
- Engine Power - BHP 150
- Engine Power - KW 112
- Engine Power - RPM 2400
- Engine Torque - LBS.FT 280
- Engine Torque - MKG 38.7
- Engine Torque - NM 380
- Engine Torque - RPM 1750
- Top Speed 125
- Test Cycles
- Emissions Test Cycle WLTP
- RDE Certification Level RDE 2
- Tyres
- Alloys? Yes
- Space Saver? No
- Tyre Size Front 235/60 R18
- Tyre Size Rear 235/60 R18
- Tyre Size Spare TYRE REPAIR KIT
- Wheel Style 5 SPLIT SPOKE STYLE 5075
- Wheel Type 18" ALLOY
- Vehicle Dimensions
- Height 1649
- Length 4371
- Wheelbase 2681
- Width 1904
- Width (including mirrors) 2100
- Weight and Capacities
- Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres) 65
- Gross Vehicle Weight 2370
- Luggage Capacity (Seats Down) 1576
- Luggage Capacity (Seats Up) 798
- Max. Loading Weight 658
- Max. Roof Load 75
- Max. Towing Weight - Braked 1600
- Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked 750
- Minimum Kerbweight 1712
- No. of Seats 5
- Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb 11.6
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On Thursday, Sept 1, 2011 at 7:15pm EST, I'll be presenting via LiveMeeting to the Curacao SQL Server User Group. This will be my second time presenting to these great folks, and I'm really looking forward for this return visit.
The topic is Banish RBAR!, and the abstract for it is:
SQL Server is primarily designed for set-based operations, so code that performs Row-By-Agonizing-Row (RBAR) operations is going against the design, rather than working with it. Come to this code filled session, where we will examine several recent additions to SQL Server, and learn how the vast majority of RBAR code can be replaced with efficient, set-based code. Learn how the APPLY operator works; iterate through incoming data just once with the MERGE statement; "slice and dice" your data with the Windowing (ranking) functions; re-write your multi-statement table-valued functions to inline functions to help the optimizer and speed up your queries; learn how to create a grouped delimited list – without loops!
If you'd like to attend virtually, the LiveMeeting link is right here.
A big thanks to the Curacao SQL Server User Group for allowing this to be seen over the entire web!


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Gum Queen: "Waddya need?"
Nurse Grumpy: "I need to make an appointment for Craig."
Gum Queen: "Okee dokee li'l smokee, when'ja wanna come back?"
Nurse Grumpy: "Next week works. What do you have then?"
Gum Queen: "We got all day. You pick."
Nurse Grumpy: "Um... How about 8:00 on Wednesday morning?"
Gum Queen: "We don't open till 9:00."
Nurse Grumpy: "Okay, how about 9:00 on Wednesday?"
Gum Queen: "We're closed next Wednesday. Doctor is out."
Nurse Grumpy: "What about Tuesday at 9:00?"
Gum Queen: "On Tuesdays we don't open until noon."
Nurse Grumpy: "Look. What do you have? Tell me when, and we can be here."
Gum Queen: "Whenever you want to come in."
Nurse Grumpy: "I've given you 3 times, and you said I couldn't. So pick a time next week, and I'll bring him in."
Gum Queen: "I don't know when you should. I'm off next week, so it's not like I'm gonna know what's going on anyway."
Nurse Grumpy: "Will someone be here next week?"
Gum Queen: "Schedule says so."
(long pause)
Nurse Grumpy: "I think I'll just call next week."
Gum Queen: "I ain't gonna be here."
Nurse Grumpy: "Yes. Have a nice day."